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1 RESOLUTION NO. 9,649
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A RESOLUTION EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR THE STEPHEN'S
3 SCHOOL REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AND THE ADJACENT STEPHEN'S
4 SCHOOL COMMUNITY CENTER.
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6 WHEREAS, the Stephen's School neighborhood, including
7 citizen organizations, citizens and others are strongly
8 supportive of the proposed redevelopment of the Stephen's School
9 as a model elementary school project; and
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11 WHEREAS, the City of Little Rock Board of Directors and the
12 Little Rock School 'District Board of Directors have gone on
13 record to support the joint venture project; and
14 WHEREAS, the voters of the City of Little Rock have approved
15 funding for a new community center facility to be constructed in
16 conjunction with the new Stephen's School; and
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18 WHEREAS, the Community Center Project cannot proceed to
19 development until the Stephen's School officially begins; and
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21 WHEREAS, it is the best interest of the City of Little Rock,
and the Stephen's School neighborhood to move forward with this
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23 joint school /community center project as soon as possible.
24 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
25 THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS:
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27 SECTION 1. The City Board of Directors strongly encourages
28 the Little Rock School District to move forward with the
29 Stephen's School project as soon as possible and reemphasizes the
30 pledge of City funds for the construction of the community center
31 project as approved by the voters.
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33 SECTION 2. The City is strongly supportive of the Stephen's
34 School Community Center joint project because the project is a
35 catalyst for the ongoing revitalization of the Stephen's School
36 Neighborhood.
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SECTION 3. The City is fully supportive of both this
project and other joint ventures between the School District and
the City.
SECTION 4. The City pledges its staff and resources to move
the community center portion of the project forward as soon as
notice to proceed is given for the school portion of the project.
ADOPTED: March 19, 1996
AAT�T))TEST:
ROBBIE HANG CK
CITY CLERK
APP OVED AS TO FORM:
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THOMAS M. CARPB ER
CITY ATTORNEY
APPROVED:
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